TONY Mowbray is looking forward to a huge selection headache as he prepares to welcome back several players from injuries and suspension.

TONY Mowbray is looking forward to a huge selection headache as he prepares to welcome back several players from injuries and suspension.

Bostjan Cesar and Paul Robinson will be back after serving one-match bans, while James Morrison, Ishmael Miller, Martin Albrechtsen and Neil Clement return to training this week, joining Kevin Phillips who reported back last week.

Even so, some of those players may struggle to re-establish themselves following Saturday's game against Leicester when several fringe players came in to perform well.

Mowbray was quick to praise his key players from Saturday's game, not least winning goalscorer Craig Beattie, while also admitting how pleased he was to see some positive news on the injury front.

The Baggies boss paid tribute to Beattie.

"Beattie has had a stop-start time for us," said Mowbray.

"He’s been away with Scotland four times for 10 days to a fortnight at a time.

"He’d do little training and not really be fit for first-team action for us.

"Roman Bednar, who hasn’t been away on international duty, has taken his chance and scored four goals in three games.

"I’m delighted for Beattie and we’ll hopefully have Kevin and Miller back soon.

"There should be five players returning to training on Tuesday and we’ll see how they go in training ahead of Saturday’s game against Charlton.

"Phillips is already back in training and Miller and Clement we hope will train this week.

"Morrison started training on Saturday and Bostjan and Robinson will be back from suspension.

"That will create some real competition for forward places and all over the pitch.

"At the back Martin Albrechtsen is also back in training today and creating competition for places at the back.

"You need your squad of players and to be fair it was a big ask for them on Saturday.

"The defensive unit we put together stepped up to the mark and got the job done.

"You’re always hoping for a positive in adversity and the players step up to give you a selection headache for when everyone’s fit.

"Pele showed his quality and composure at centre-half and Jared Hodgkiss is just a good footballer wherever I ask him to play."

Meanwhile, Mowbray revealed that he would not be able to bring in any emergency cover following Dean Kiely's injury because Luke Daniels was considered fit after recovering from a double hernia operation.

He added: "We can’t bring another goalkeeper in unless we haven’t got another fit keeper.

"We’ve got one at the moment.

"Luke Daniels played in the reserves on Wednesday but he has just come back from a double hernia operation.

"Part of his rehab was to play a reserve game this week but he’s not ready for first-team football.

"He’s still got discomfort. Kiely is out for two to three weeks and there are up to six games in that period."